Why ‘Factfulness’ Cannot Save Us
Optimism is great, but not when it’s the product of ignoring the obvious.
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Smart Toilets and the Endless Spread of Health Surveillance
The unexamined poop is not worth taking, according to the country’s finest entrepreneurs.
Let Us Praise and Honor Cats
They are wondrous in many ways.
Pavlina Tcherneva on MMT and the Jobs Guarantee
Is a jobs guarantee good? What would an MMT-infused version look like?
Pariah Nations and the Illusion of Isolation
Pushed out of the mainstream, countries like Cambodia and Hungary are putting a strange new spin on globalization.
If the Training Recommends Murder, the Training Is Clearly Wrong
Far too often, U.S. cops take the easy way out by using deadly force.
From Beirut to Iceland: Strife, Cinema, and Getting Unstuck
How Icelandic films became an unlikely source of solace and understanding in the wake of Beirut’s port disaster.
Why We Should All Fear Facebook’s Oversight Board
A dark new world of private government is upon us.